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IPA is engaged in transitional and developing countries with
focus on learning and education.
IPA offers help for self-help, e.g. through projects in the fields of food production and water supply as well as the issuance of micro credits.
School classes and junior-teams define, plan and execute their projects independently but are supervised by experienced IPA staff.
All projects are inspected by IPA on location, and once completed, are checked over again. This way all donors have the guaranty that their money is being used in exactly the right places and that people are really getting the help they need.
Fuel Search in Malawi
the filling station what we were looking for. The hunt for fuel was the one recurring
theme while travelling across Malawi. When diesel was getting scarce in Rumphi, our
local partners in Mzuzu came to the rescue. They had some cans ready for us when
we came to their region. We learned how to fill up the tank, using a cut-open plastic
bottle as a funnel.
We couldn't see all the 30 projects we had planned for. Three had to be left out
because our flight from Zurich to Addis Abeba was postponed, which cost us one
working day (those three visits would have served as mere follow-up checks,
however). We managed to get the essential things done, particularly the meetings
with potential new partner organizations and the related project visits. Despite all
difficulties, the journey to Malawi was a success.